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A unit vector a⃗\vec{a} makes angles π4\frac{\pi}{4} and π3\frac{\pi}{3} with x-axis and y-axis respectively and an acute angle θ\theta with z-axis, then the value of θ\theta is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Direction cosines satisfy cos⁡2α+cos⁡2β+cos⁡2γ=1\cos^2\alpha+\cos^2\beta+\cos^2\gamma=1.

cos⁡2π4+cos⁡2π3+cos⁡2θ=12+14+cos⁡2θ=1\cos^2\frac{\pi}{4}+\cos^2\frac{\pi}{3}+\cos^2\theta=\frac12+\frac14+\cos^2\theta=1, so cos⁡2θ=14\cos^2\theta=\frac14.

As θ\theta is acute, cos⁡θ=12\cos\theta=\frac12 and θ=π3\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}.

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